# The Pacific Island Business Development Trust

**Charities Register number:** CC22972
**Status:** Registered
**Registered since:** 2008-04-14
**Sector:** Environment
**ICNPO group:** Environment
**Region:** Auckland
**NZBN:** 9429041913710
**IRD donee status:** yes — donations may qualify for a tax credit

## Purpose

The Pacific Business Trust is a 'not for profit' Charitable Trust. We help Pacific People build sustainable businesses which can operate and compete with the best businesses and organisations globally

## CharityData rating

- **Grade:** A (92.5 / 100)
- **Financial health:** 100/100
- **Governance:** 75/100
- **Transparency:** 85/100
- **Computed:** 2026-09-26 (methodology 3.11)
- **Flags raised by the methodology:** none

Ratings are an analytical view computed from this charity's own filings to the Charities Register, using a published methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology. They are not advice and not a statement about any individual.

## Latest annual return (year ended 2025-06-30)

- **Total revenue:** NZ$5.03M
- **Total expenses:** NZ$4.57M
- **Surplus / deficit:** NZ$455k
- **Total assets:** NZ$5.03M
- **Total liabilities:** NZ$346k
- **Net assets:** NZ$4.68M
- **Cash reserves:** NZ$2.89M
- **Government grants:** NZ$4.80M (95.4% of revenue)
- **Donations:** NZ$0
- **Staff costs:** NZ$1.89M
- **Paid staff:** 30
- **Reporting tier:** Tier2
- **Source filing (PDF):** https://register.charities.govt.nz/Document/DownloadPdf?pdfType=AnnualReturnSummary&relatedId=1390cd9c-4a56-f011-bb44-0022480ffcd1&isPublic=true

All figures are as filed by the charity with Charities Services, in New Zealand dollars.

## Filing history

| Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Surplus/deficit | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | NZ$5.03M | NZ$4.57M | NZ$455k | NZ$4.68M |
| 2024-06-30 | NZ$6.49M | NZ$6.12M | NZ$376k | NZ$4.23M |
| 2023-06-30 | NZ$5.96M | NZ$5.81M | not disclosed | NZ$764k |
| 2022-06-30 | NZ$9.29M | NZ$10.61M | not disclosed | NZ$903k |
| 2021-06-30 | NZ$9.36M | NZ$2.34M | not disclosed | NZ$1.90M |
| 2020-06-30 | NZ$2.12M | NZ$2.95M | not disclosed | NZ$2.81M |
| 2019-06-30 | NZ$1.72M | NZ$2.26M | not disclosed | NZ$2.99M |
| 2018-06-30 | NZ$746k | NZ$1.62M | not disclosed | NZ$3.87M |
| 2017-06-30 | NZ$2.13M | NZ$1.78M | not disclosed | NZ$4.57M |
| 2016-06-30 | NZ$1.37M | NZ$1.57M | not disclosed | NZ$1.90M |

## Governance

- **Officers on the register:** 6 current (41 including former)
- **Chair recorded:** yes
- **Paid executives disclosed:** 6
- **Executive remuneration bands:** under NZ$100k, NZ$300k–500k
- **Auditor:** BDO Auckland
- **Most recent audit opinion:** unqualified

Individual officers and trustees are not listed here. Their names are on the public Charities Register (https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22972) and on the charity's profile page.

## Service providers

- BDO — auditor

## Data freshness

- Register details: as of 2026-09-25
- Financials: last updated 2026-06-07
- Rating: computed 2026-09-26
- This document generated: 2026-09-27

Figures are as filed. A charity that has filed since the dates above may have newer numbers on the Charities Register.

## More data

- Charity profile: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-pacific-island-business-development-trust
- Structured facts (JSON): https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-pacific-island-business-development-trust/facts.json
- Short summary: https://charitydata.co.nz/api/v1/charities/the-pacific-island-business-development-trust/summary.md
- Rating methodology: https://charitydata.co.nz/charity-insights/methodology
- Official register entry: https://register.charities.govt.nz/CharitiesRegister/ViewCharity?accountId=CC22972

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Published by [CharityData NZ](https://charitydata.co.nz). Canonical: https://charitydata.co.nz/charities/the-pacific-island-business-development-trust. Primary source: Charities Services (Ngā Rātonga Kaupapa Atawhai), Department of Internal Affairs. Analytical scores are CharityData's own, computed under a published methodology, and are not advice. Generated 2026-09-27T18:38:47.827Z.